Clashes over World War II monument in Estonia continue
{{date|April 28, 2007}}
{{Missing image|File:Tõnismäe monument 1999.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The {{w|Bronze Soldier of Tallinn}}.}}
According to [[BBC News Online]] more than 300 people were detained and at least 10 hurt after a second night of riots in [[Estonia]]'s capital, {{w|Tallinn}}. 

Clashes began last night after Estonian authorities removed a controversial [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] monument, the {{w|Bronze Soldier of Tallinn}}, which Russian-speaking Estonians see as a symbol of the liberation of Eastern Europe from {{w|Nazi Germany|Nazism}}, while Estonian nationalists view it as a reminder of Soviet occupation.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=One killed in clashes over World War monument in Estonia
|date=April 27, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6602171.stm
|title=Fresh clashes over Estonia statue
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 27, 2007}}

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[[Category:Europe]]
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[[Category:Soviet Union]]

[[it:Rivolta dei russi a Tallinn]]
[[pl:Zamieszki w Estonii po usunięciu pomnika żołnierzy radzieckich]]
[[fr:Estonie : Le gouvernement cherche l'apaisement]]
According to BBC News Online more than 300 people were detained and at least 10 hurt after a second night of riots in Estonia's capital, . 

Clashes began last night after Estonian authorities removed a controversial Soviet monument, the Nazi Germany|Nazism, while Estonian nationalists view it as a reminder of Soviet occupation.

it:Rivolta dei russi a Tallinn
pl:Zamieszki w Estonii po usunięciu pomnika żołnierzy radzieckich
fr:Estonie : Le gouvernement cherche l'apaisement
Politics and conflicts Crime and law Estonia Europe World War II Soviet Union